Day Zero (novel)

Day Zero is a science fiction novel by American writer C. Robert Cargill, published by Harper Voyager on May 25, 2021.

[1][2][3] The plot centers around a young boy, Ezra, being protected by a robot, Pounce, as they make their way through the post-apocalyptic world.

Pounce is designed to look like a stuffed tiger, but uses its "Mama Bear" software as a means to protect Ezra throughout the novel.

He discovers the box that he had arrived in when Ezra's parents, disengaged drunkards who ignore the crumbling world that surrounds their gated community, had purchased him.

C. Robert Cargill started his writing career as a movie reviewer for the "Guerrilla Films" website.